Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-26
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Gone to Conference Committee
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL,
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
The Senate.

The Senate.
The credentials OF MIR. Reagan as Senator from
ieAas, and OF Mr.BateS Senator from Tennessee,
were presented and placed on f1le In the latter
case Mr. Hoar remarked that the credentials were
accompanied by paper purporting to be COM
mission from the governor as If the Senator were
state officer. He suggested that that paper
should be returned to Mr.. Bate.
The presiding officer said that that course would
be taken.
Bills were reported from committees and placed
on tne calendar as follows: To provide medals
ior Gne omcers and enlisted men OF the three
nontns service In 1861. The House bill to incOr-
porate the reform school for girls in the District
OF. OF GolumDia. adversely 1.-THE House bill for
settlement of the claims OF the state OF Florida
suppreSsing Indian hostilittes House bill further
10 amend the Revised Statutes by reducing the
penal sum OF the bonds OF cigar manufacturers.
DISAGREEMENT ON THE p. o. APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. Plumb, from the conference committee on
the POST ONCE appropriation bill, reported disa-
greement on the subsidy section and moved that
the Senate insist and ask further conference. So
ordered.
THE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC BILL
The Senate then at 12:45 proceeded to the con-
sideratton Of the consular and diplomatic approp-
ration bill.
=, Mr. Plalt inquired OF Mr.. Allison (chirman Of
the committee on appropriations as to the cOndi-
lion OF the appropriations bills.
CONDITION OF THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
bill--the army bill-had been signed by the Presi-
dent. The only other appropriation bills that had
passed both houses were the pension bill and the
military academy bin. The postofice bill, the
indian BILL the sundry civil bill and the District OF
Columbia bill were all in conference. The legiSla-
tive bill the most important next to the sundry
ciyiD had not yet been taken up for con-
The naval bill was now under consideration in
that body, and had been for two or three days. 1t
was proceeding there .'with commendable leisure"
a nnHy tnrY1at-
ter past four The deficiency bill had not yet been
reported to the House, nor had the fortihcat1on
bill yet reached the Senate.
Mr.. Platt inquired to the fOrtificatfon bill OF
the last session. Mr.. Allison replied that that bill
was still In conference. The Senate wauld see
that II The consular and diplomatic bill and the
agricultural appropriation bill were disposed of
to-day 1t would not be possible, in the nature OF
the senate ch Monday OF Tuesaay 70 any
nndisposed Of in the House Of Representatives,.
During his service In Congress he had never known
the appropriation bills TO be in the condition that
they were in to-day so near to the time of adtour-
me a me senate was Id no sense to be blamed
considered all the bills as rapidly as possible The
consular and diplomatic bill. now under considera-
tion. had reached the committee on appropria-
tions only week before 1t was reported back to
the Senate.
Mr.. Piatt asked Mr. Allison if he believed it pos
SDe Ior the committee on appropriations to give
to the four appropriation bills {the deficiency,
naval, Notifications and legislatfve) that atten.
Mr.. Allison did not believe it possible. The
holding back OF these bills, he said, as
they had been held back at this and
the House Of Representatives, eoi eontrolliSg the he
iegis.laslon OF the country. That had occurred,
Mss When lna the s1nd civil
the day OF the Inauguration OF President Cleve-
land.
ton on the part OF the Senate that IT, In the future
these great appropriation bills did not come to the
senate week or ten days before the close OF the
session the Senate would consider them, II possi-
bic; and II not possible that 1t would refuse to
do so. want to know whether the same DISPOSE
ton exists this year.
Mr.. Allison-I can only say that the committee
on appropriations will take these bills as they
come to us, win give them the best consideration
possible, and will return them promptly to the
Senate Tor Its action and consideration.
MI; Hale-Wiil not the Senator from Iowa also
Say 1Mat ane conmttee on appropriations and
commttees OF conference have indicated to the
House their Willingness to spend day and night in
labortng on these bills?
we have been doing SO for some time past. THAT
Is al tnat care 10 say In relation these bills.
MR.. INGALLS, SWORN PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
At one O'Clock the presiding officer interrupted
proceedings and stated that the hour had arrived
for administering the oath of Office to his success
sor as President pro tenn. He returned thanks to
the Senate for its kind courtesy and fOrbearance.
After MI: Ingalls, had taken and subscribed the
oath OF onlce, he took the chair, and said that,
by contrast with the parliamentary learning,
SKILL urDan1ty and accomplishments OF his illus
in grateful appreciation OF the distinguished honor
conferred.
A vote OF thanks was then, on motion Of Mr.
Harris, given to the retiring presiding officer.
House Of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House letter from
Gen. Sheridan inviting on behalf OF the Society OF
the Grand Army OF the Cumberland, the members
OF the House OF Representatives, TO attend the
ceremonies OF the unveiling Of the statue OF the
late Major General James A. Garfield, to take
81 the fact that Congress win not be IN session ON
that Gate, the general suggests that it would be
very gratifying to the society should the Speaker
appoint committee to attend the unveilfng cere-
monies and officially represent the House OF Repre-
sentatives. Referred to the committee on library.
TRYING TO CATCH THE SPEAKERS EYE.
The space in front OF the Speakers table was
crowded with members eager to catch the eye OF
the presiding officer and to make requests for
unanimous consent. but as each was recognized
there came demand for the regular order from
some member sitting in the rear OF the hall, and
no business was transacted.
THE RIVER AND HARB0R BILL.
Finally, the Speaker recognized MI. Willis Ky.),
who moved that the rules be suspended and the
Senate amendment to the river and harbor appro-
priatton bill were non-concurred in.
MI. Anderson Kan.l demanded second, pend
House adjourn, and, pending this motion, that
when the House adjourn 1t be to meet on Tuesday
next. The latter motion the Speaker ruled to be
out OF Order pending q motion to suspend the
rules; and the motion to adjourn was lost.
MI. Hepburn then demanded the reading OF the
bill 5f
Over an hour was consumed in the reading, and
0nded, 1893
There were Immediately loud cries OF 'evote,"
but Mr. Hepburn secured the floor. He was not
surprised, he said. that the friends OF the measure
should cry .svote, voter Men intent upon the per-
petfatton OF wrong and an outrage always wanted
TO get through with 1t as quickly as they could.
He challenged the attention OF the cOun-
try TO the tn1quitieS involved In this bill.
BY means or an outrage upon the rules the bill had
originally been forced through the House; and it
was significant tact that the membership OF the
House that ought to have regard for the rules
would submit 70 this outrage IN order to secure
local advantages to local representatives.
MT: GIBSON {W. va.,l inquired whether he under.
stood the gentleman to say that the members OF
the committee on rivers and harbOrS had submit
ted to tho prostitution OF the rules.
Mr. Hepburn was not responsible for the gentle
mans understanding. What he had said was
platn-that there was on the part Of the member
ship OF the House submission to the prostitution
OF the rules, In order that this iniQufty might be-
come Law.
| Mr.. Willis suggested that there was an use and
there was an abuse OF the rules. Under the rules
any gentleman could take the floor and precipttate
an extra session simply by doing what the gentle
man from Iowa had attempted to 90, namely, max
Ing amendments to every provision OF the DILL
The rules contemplated fair, just consideration